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Myanmar conflict
Ahead of Summit, ASEAN Again Prepares to Grapple with Myanmar Conundrum
By Sebastian Strangio
The past year has seen significant changes in the dynamics of the country's conflict. Will ASEAN's approach shift accordingly?
A New Paradigm For Supporting the People of Myanmar Is Emerging in Rakhine State
By Chris Gunness
And with reports of starvation and widespread atrocity crimes, the pressure to make it work has never been greater.
On Our Good Leg, We Rise: Fighting to Heal on Myanmar’s Front Lines
By Hannah Oo and Than Oo
At a volunteer care center on the Thailand-Myanmar border, wounded anti-junta fighters repair both body and spirit.
Inside Myanmar with Jason Tower of the USIP
By Luke Hunt
What happened in Myawaddy as the junta saddles up with China.
Myanmar Military Calls on Opponents to Enter Political Dialogue
By Sebastian Strangio
Few groups are likely to heed the SAC's call for them to “communicate with us to solve political problems politically.”
Myanmar is Not About to Become a ‘Fractured’ State
By Miemie Winn Byrd
Analysts overlook the novel political linkages between the country's resistance groups, and their determination to build a federal democracy.
Rights Groups Condemn Myanmar Prisoner Executions, Warn More to Come
By Sebastian Strangio
Several sources are reporting that five pro-democracy activists will be hanged at Insein Prison in Yangon today.
Myanmar’s Silent Digital Crisis
By Phyu Sin Shin Thant
The country’s civil war has been accompanied by the growing prevalence of non-consensual pornography and other forms of cyber-attacks on women.
Why Rakhine State Could Become Myanmar’s First Truly Autonomous Region
By Mung Sian Kim
Relatively free from foreign influence, the Arakan Army is poised to carve out a large autonomous statelet in western Myanmar.
Death Toll From Typhoon Yagi Rises in Inundated Myanmar
By Sebastian Strangio
The disaster has increased scrutiny on international organizations' decision to engage with the military State Administration Council.
Myanmar Armed Group Seizes Naval Training Center in Rakhine State
By Sebastian Strangio
The Maung Shwe Lay Navy Base is the first major Myanmar Navy facility to fall to resistance forces.
Anarchy in Anyar: A Messy Revolution in Myanmar’s Central Dry Zone
By Naw Theresa
As the conflict spreads to the Bamar heartland, there are growing reports of abuses and internecine fighting among resistance groups.